Modern Family:
Season: 2 / Episode: 18
Boys' Night
Date: March 23, 2011
This Television Episode refers to Gran Torino
After discovering that Luke has befriended the scary next door neighbor, Mr. Kleezak, Claire looks for reassurance from Phil that it's all right for little kids to be friends with old people. Phil agrees that it's all right, naming several movies, 'Up', 'Gran Torino', and 'True Grit', to back up his opinion. Claire points out that all of those movies are terrible examples.